Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen wipes out FC Union Berlin 5-0 showing huge dominance
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen demolishes FC Union Berlin 5-0 with goals of
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen demolishes FC Union Berlin 5-0 with goals of R. Andrich (47′), M. Diaby (56′), M. Diaby (58′), A. Hlozek (68′) and M. Bakker (76′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder with the assistance of Jan Clemens Neitzel and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.67 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 73%.
Match Statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 58% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Bayer 04 Leverkusen was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (N. Amiri). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 4 yellow cards (R. Khedira, J. Siebatcheu, M. Thorsby and D. Leite).
After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 9 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 26 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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20'20'
N. Amiri
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24'24'
R. Khedira
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26'26'
J. Siebatcheu
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41'41'
M. Thorsby
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47'47'
R. Andrich
K. Demirbay
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55'55'
E. Palacios
K. Demirbay
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56'56'
M. Diaby
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58'58'
M. Diaby
M. Bakker
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60'60'
S. Michel
S. Becker
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60'60'
P. Seguin
M. Thorsby
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62'62'
K. Behrens
J. Siebatcheu
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68'68'
A. Hlozek
N. Amiri
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69'69'
M. Pantovic
R. Khedira
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70'70'
J. Tah
E. Tapsoba
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70'70'
A. Adli
M. Diaby
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75'75'
T. Skarke
J. Haberer
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76'76'
M. Bakker
A. Hlozek
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78'78'
C. Hudson-Odoi
A. Hlozek
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78'78'
T. Fosu-Mensah
J. Frimpong
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85'85'
D. Leite
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against FC Köln on the 9th of November with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host FC Augsburg on the 9th of November with a 3-1 head to head in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano chose to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký , Odilon Kossounou , Edmond Tapsoba , Piero Hincapié , Jeremie Frimpong , Kerem Demirbay , Robert Andrich , Mitchel Bakker , Moussa Diaby , Nadiem Amiri and Adam Hložek .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: K. Demirbay for E. Palacios (55′), E. Tapsoba for J. Tah (70′), M. Diaby for A. Adli (70′), A. Hlozek for C. Hudson-Odoi (78′) and J. Frimpong for T. Fosu-Mensah (78′).
Top player: Moussa Diaby
The player who no doubt impressed Bayer 04 Leverkusen the most was Moussa Diaby.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
FC Union Berlin: Formation and Lineups
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Urs Fischer played with: Lennart Grill , Timo Baumgartl , Robin Knoche , Diogo Leite , Christopher Trimmel , Morten Thorsby , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Julian Ryerson , Jordan Siebatcheu and Sheraldo Becker .
Substitutes
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: S. Becker for S. Michel (60′), M. Thorsby for P. Seguin (60′), J. Siebatcheu for K. Behrens (62′), R. Khedira for M. Pantovic (69′) and J. Haberer for T. Skarke (75′).
Top player: Sven Michel
Probably the most impressive player in FC Union Berlin was Sven Michel.
His rating is with 11 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 60′.
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